We are enjoying the beautiful weather and good fishing this week! The best walleye fishing during midday has been found around edges of rock reefs.  Anglers have been anchored, jigging with a 3/8 oz jig and a minnow in 26′-30′ of water.  In the mornings and evenings, shallower areas just outside of Pine Island and Morris Point in 10′-15′ have been good. A variety of sizes between 14”-26” walleyes are being caught.

No license required!

This weekend is the Minnesota DNR’s Take a Kid Fishing Weekend.  Minnesota residents 16 and older fish can fish without a license when they accompany an angler younger than 16 this weekend June 8-10, on Minnesota waters.  Teach a kid to fish today!

Take Dad fishing this Father’s Day, June 17

Spend some quality time with Dad this Father’s Day.

Check out our Father’s Day packages and gift shop options here. 

Last Minute Fishing Special!

June 24-28, 2012 Sportsman’s Rainy River location
Book a 2 night 2 day fishing pacakge or better for the dates of June 24-28 and receive $20 in Sportsman’s Bucks or book a with meals package and receive $20 in Sportsman’s Bucks and $20 off your package price.Sportsman’s Bucks are good for drinks and food. For meal plan guests certificates can be used on drinks and market price items like lobster or additions like appetizers and desserts. Give us a call for availability and available packages!

Captain Troy and his crew reel in some nice walleyes and saugers this week.

Oak Island Location

 6/7/2012

It has been a good fishing week here on Oak Island and the weather has been spot on.  70-80 degrees, light wind, beautiful!  Anglers have been finding some nice walleyes near rock pile shorelines during the day. Jigging with a 3/8 oz jig in 12′-20′ of water using a minnow for bait. Lots of bait fish and large walleyes are being seen in the shallows.  Many areas around Falcon Island have been good.

Pike & Bass

The pike and bass fishing has been HOT! HOT! HOT! this week in the weedy bays.  Lots and lots of pike have been found in several different locations. Find a weedy bay and start throwing some casts using spinner bait or crank bait and you should have luck. Look for 6-8 feet of water and the more weeds you can find the better.  For Smallmouth Bass, casting spinner baits tight to shore along rocky shorelines with round boulders has worked best.

Muskie season is just around the corner

It won’t be long and we will be starting to target the wild muskie. June 16 is opening day on both the Minnesota and Ontario side of the lake this year.